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All 270 places by distance →One day from Elumalai
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:33 pm
132 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Elumalai
- Vaigai Damdam · 45 min
- Veerapandi River View Pointviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Kuchanur Sri Saneeswaran Koviltemple · 45 min
- Sathuragiri Hillshill · 1 hrs
- Arulmigu Chathuragiri Sundara Mahalingam Templetemple · 45 min
- Back in Elumalai
How to reach Elumalai
By train
Tirumangalam (TMQ), about 40 km from the centre.
By road
Madurai 58 km · Kodaikanal 59 km · Munnar 93 km. Directions.
By air
Madurai Airport (IXM), Madurai — about 54 km by road; Cochin International Airport (COK), Kochi — about 182 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Elumalai?
Arulmigu Chathuragiri Sundara Mahalingam Temple (temple, about 19 km), Sathuragiri Hills (hill, about 22 km), Vaigai Dam (dam, about 30 km), Veerapandi River View Point (viewpoint, about 39 km), Kuchanur Sri Saneeswaran Kovil (temple, about 44 km), Megamalai View Point (viewpoint, about 42 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Elumalai?
41 places on Spotwander: 13 temples, 3 hill stations & viewpoints, 8 waterfalls, 6 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 3 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest temple to Elumalai?
Arulmigu Chathuragiri Sundara Mahalingam Temple, about 19 km by road; Shree Gopal Swamy Temple (32 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Elumalai?
Sathuragiri Hills, about 22 km by road; Veerapandi River View Point (39 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Elumalai?
Start in Elumalai, visit Vaigai Dam, then Veerapandi River View Point, then Kuchanur Sri Saneeswaran Kovil, then Sathuragiri Hills, then Arulmigu Chathuragiri Sundara Mahalingam Temple, and drive back — about 132 km by road in all.